It was a nothing budget and that’s precisely what’s needed – at least insofar as government spend, revenue and balance is concerned. If taxes had been raised significantly then aus[...]
The recent Appeal Court ruling about payments to families who provide home-based care for their disabled family members confirms that New Zealand social policies – not just h[...]
Following on from the other weeks post on house prices being a cancer for the economy here is a segment about housing affordability aired on Campbell live the other night.[...]
Video Transcript Interviewer: Gareth, the government’s budget is coming up on 24th May and they’ve said it will be their second consecutive budget with no new spending. Is there an[...]
There have been times when factions of the conservation movement have been dismissed as too rabid to be taken seriously and at times that extremism ends in a situation being worse [...]
The Government plans to turn aquaculture into a $1 billion industry. This is a noble goal, but there are only a few places suitable for intensive aquaculture in New Zealand.[...]
In February 2012, Gareth Morgan trapped ten of New Zealand’s top experts on the region in a boat with 40 ordinary Kiwis for a month. Together with Geoff Simmons, he grilled them about the issues facing our southern waters
This post was originally posted on TVNZ’s website. I would like to know what you think. Are our kids better off at high decile schools? Does the decile system impact on how w[...]
Gareth Morgan, Director of Gareth Morgan Investments Last week may have been the best week NZ has had since the recession bit in 1987. The reasons? The Gulf war began at last, and [...]